Formation and Purpose
- The Exhibition Society was established during the Nizam era as a non-profit organization aimed at promoting higher education for Telangana students.
- It organized the annual All-India Exhibition in Hyderabad (January-February), with the proceeds used to fund educational institutions.
- The Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan, granted the Exhibition Ground in Nampally on a long-term lease to support these educational initiatives.
Andhra Rulers’ Interference
- Andhra investors, seeking control of the prime land, approached NTR for intervention.
- To appease these investors, NTR terminated the Exhibition Society’s long-term lease, leading to a financial crisis that threatened the survival of the educational institutions it supported.